Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting
Trump said Hezbollah agreed to stop firing after mediators relayed his call with Benjamin Netanyahu, easing pressure on a ceasefire that has killed 3,433 people in Lebanon.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hezbollah agreed to dial back fighting following his discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and indirect communication with the militant group.
- Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri signaled Hezbollah's readiness for a comprehensive ceasefire via mediators on Sunday, though he questioned why only a partial agreement was proposed initially.
- Despite the claims, Israel ordered strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, while the latest round of fighting has killed 3,433 people in Lebanon and displaced more than 1 million.
- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed Beirut's commitment to negotiations, calling the process "safer" than war, while Saudi Arabia "categorically rejects" Israel's movement into Lebanon.
- Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold direct talks in Washington starting Tuesday, though Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any ceasefire violation on one front constitutes a violation on all fronts.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming credit for another truce between Hezbollah and Israel, nearly two months after surprising both sides by declaring a ceasefire that has teetered ever since. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said nothing has changed in Israel’s approach to battling Hezbollah in Lebanon, where it is based. “I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu today, asking him not to go into a major raid of Beirut, Lebanon. …
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WASHINGTON, June 2 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting, adding that Iran talks were moving rapidly after seeming to falter over Israel’s Lebanon offensive.Trump said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and had a “very good call” through unnamed representatives with the Hezbollah militant group.Netanyahu agreed to call off a military raid on Beirut while Hezbollah…
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